Tag: avalanches
Accident: Four dead in avalanches in Norway
bad luck Four dead in avalanches in Norway Rescuers search for survivors after a snow avalanche on the island of Reinøya. photo © Redningsselskapet/ Bergesen Dy/NTB/dpa Several heavy avalanches go…
Avalanche safety: "The temptation is too great"
Freshly fallen snow tempts many skiers to ski steep slopes despite the high risk. A mountain guide explains how to correctly assess the avalanche situation. source site
Avalanche safety: "The temptation is too great"
Freshly fallen snow tempts many skiers to ski steep slopes despite the high risk. A mountain guide explains how to correctly assess the avalanche situation. source site
Avalanches ensure a deadly weekend in the Alps – Panorama
Several people died in avalanches in the Alps over the weekend. In the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg alone, seven winter sports enthusiasts and one snowplough driver have died…
Emergencies: Several winter sports enthusiasts die from avalanches
emergencies Several winter sports enthusiasts die from avalanches Mountain rescuers on duty in the Fieberbrunn area. The avalanche situation in Austria has led to numerous rescue operations. photo © Zoom.Tirol/APA/dpa…
Five dead Sunday in avalanches, eight in the weekend
The snowpack is particularly unstable in Austria. This Sunday, five people were found dead after snowslides in the tourist west of Austria according to the police questioned by AFP, while…
Avalanches in the Alps: seven dead – including a snow plow driver
Status: 05.02.2023 11:44 a.m At least seven people have died in avalanches in Austria and Switzerland since Friday. In East Tyrol, a snow plow was torn from the road by…
Austria and Switzerland: Several deaths in avalanches
Status: 05.02.2023 03:27 At least five people died in avalanches in Austria and Switzerland. Despite warning level four in western Austria, many winter sports enthusiasts were out and about. Poor…
Three tourists killed in avalanches in Tyrol
Dramas in the middle of the tourist season. A series of avalanches has claimed three lives in western Austria since Friday as the season is in full swing, with authorities…
Accidents off the slopes: dead in avalanches in Austria
Status: 04.02.2023 2:30 p.m Because of strong winds and fresh snow, avalanches are being warned in large parts of Austria. Two skiers, who were still off-piste, died in avalanches –…